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Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Re: Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Post by benatkin »

goronbjorn wrote: post #8

The question people keep asking: 'What does this change about whether or not developers will use Parse?'. Before being acquired by Facebook, there was a non-trivial probability that Parse would not be around for the long run. Being backed by a large company that isn't going away anytime soon makes Parse a viable option for larger businesses that are more risk averse than smaller startups/developer shops. Early adopte…

I don't care how long the company will be around. I care how long the product will be around. I don't think the acquiring company being around increases the likelihood of the product being around.

Re: Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Post by bennyg »

killwhitey wrote: post #15
Timothee wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How did Instagram change since the purchase by Facebook? (honest question, I don't use Instagram at all)

They dropped Twitter card support so you can no longer preview Instagram photos on twitter or inside the twitter apps.

Which is such a lame "gotcha'" by FB. If they really cared about user engagement then surely removing user engagement, even in a competing, but tangential product, isn't the way to go.

Re: Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Post by jc4p »

killwhitey wrote: post #15
Timothee wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How did Instagram change since the purchase by Facebook? (honest question, I don't use Instagram at all)

They dropped Twitter card support so you can no longer preview Instagram photos on twitter or inside the twitter apps.

That was Twitter, not Instagram, and it was well before twitter cards had an API. Keep in mind Twitter also removed "find your friends using Twitter" functionality from Instagram too.

Re: Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Post by callmeed »

goronbjorn wrote: post #8

The question people keep asking: 'What does this change about whether or not developers will use Parse?'. Before being acquired by Facebook, there was a non-trivial probability that Parse would not be around for the long run. Being backed by a large company that isn't going away anytime soon makes Parse a viable option for larger businesses that are more risk averse than smaller startups/developer shops. Early adopte…

Being backed by a company (a) not known as a player in the mobile PaaS space (ie higher likelyhood they will shut it down) and (b) known to care little about user privacy may have also made the chasm 3x wider.

Re: Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Post by jvrossb »

benatkin wrote: post #21
goronbjorn wrote: post #8

The question people keep asking: 'What does this change about whether or not developers will use Parse?'. Before being acquired by Facebook, there was a non-trivial probability that Parse would not be around for the long run. Being backed by a large company that isn't going away anytime soon makes Parse a viable option for larger businesses that are more risk averse than smaller startups/developer shops. Early adopte…

I don't care how long the company will be around. I care how long the product will be around. I don't think the acquiring company being around increases the likelihood of the product being around.

It's case by case and there is no general rule. My hunch is that in this case it makes decision makers at big companies feel like they'll be around for longer.

Re: Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Post by m2mapps »

What concerns me most is how Facebook may use Parse as a way to consolidate their place in the mobile app space. Just as they've done in the past with their SDK, what if Facebook decides to block access to apps that compete with for example, their messenger, Instagram etc?

Also, who owns the data?

Re: Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Post by objclxt »

goronbjorn wrote: post #8

The question people keep asking: 'What does this change about whether or not developers will use Parse?'. Before being acquired by Facebook, there was a non-trivial probability that Parse would not be around for the long run. Being backed by a large company that isn't going away anytime soon makes Parse a viable option for larger businesses that are more risk averse than smaller startups/developer shops. Early adopte…

> Being backed by a large company that isn't going away anytime soon makes Parse a viable option for larger businesses

...except that's not the case at all. Look at face.com - once they were acquired by Facebook they all but shut down their API several months later.

I'm not suggesting this will happen with Parse - but it's naive to think that being acquired by someone means existing customers are even more secure than they were before.

Re: Facebook Tells Parse Developers “No Plans To Change How App Data Is Used”

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Post by dangero »

ary wrote: post #12
itsprofitbaron wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"why do developers feel more comfortable now that Facebook owns the product/company?" This happens with the majority of acquisitions that, as soon as they are acquired they see an uptick in signups. The uptick would be more interesting if they announced it in a month’s time or in an even longer period of time. There are several reasons for this including, the perception of “X has acquired them and they’re a massive c…

I'll go even further to say that this can probably be attributed to the Facebook + Parse announcement being the first time many developers ever heard of Parse.

Exactly. I'm in that boat.

I had heard of Parse via Hacker News, but didn't ever pay attention to what they did. After the news of the purchase I looked at their offering and said, "This is exactly what I need for my next project."

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